Mask work and movement are key in Commedia dell’arte, an Italian comedy tradition that was popular in the Renaissance period. There were a number of stock characters, eg Pantalone and his ...

Commedia dell’arte close commedia dell'arteOften performed ... It is important to research the stock characters of that time, eg foolish elderly men and mischievous servants.

In this study of the commedia dell'arte, originally published in 1987, Professor Nicoll's concern is not to provide an historical survey of its origins or to trace the ascent and descent of Harlequin ...